Questions tagged [startup-applications]
system application, that allows adding and management of program to session startup.
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Can one save "Startup Application Preferences" GUI entries as text files to be loaded on other computers
One can hit the Super key, and search for "Startup Application Preferences" where one can specify applications that need to run automatically at startup. Below is the interface
On clicking ...
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How to start Firefox in Startup Applications in Ubuntu 24.04?
When I start Firefox from Applications or from the Dash, Firefox starts as expected. All my settings are applied. If I start Firefox from "Startup Applications" it looks different. From the ...
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Startup application doesn't start with auto log in enabled
I've installed Ubuntu 24.04 desktop on a Chuwi larkbox x n100 machine to run it as a home server. I've successful added jellyfin and installed Home Assistant within VirtualBox. I had some hiccups but ...
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System theme colours are not detect by some GUIs when they are started by the Startup Applications
I noticed that in Ubuntu 24.04.3, some GUIs do not have the system theme colours if they are started using the Startup Applications. Its occurrence is random.
For example, when the system is using the ...
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"Startup Applications" skips "Press any key to continue" statements in .sh script
I have a bash shell script that gets launched by the Startup Applications function in 22.04. It launches at startup as expected. Yesterday I decided I wanted to add a couple of pauses to the script ...
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Used Flathub/Flatpack to install Bottles. Can't get Bottles to start up automatically on boot, how/why?
I think I have the command wrong in the Startup Applications. I didn't use the Unbuntu store to install it. I can't find Bottles.exe using Search. weird. But I have Bottles showing up in my ...
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Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS - Slowness (Evremap?)
Specs:
Ubuntu 24.04
Intel Core i7-10750H
16GB RAM
SSD
Ubuntu, VSCode especially, is lagging. So far I've:
Checked the system monitor for processes with high memory usage and high and high CPU usage....
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Default startup applications with NVIDIA hybrid graphics
I have a Dell XPS 15 7590 with a GTX 1650 mobile that runs Ubuntu 24.04.1. I remember seeing in the Startup Applications Preferences that there is some sort of NVIDIA command that is supposed to run ...
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Startup Applications and Commands, with a Terminal Window
I am looking to have commands run at system start up, to load my Discord bots when the server is turned on. I managed to get it working thanks to Lasse's Answer on this question, however how could I ...
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Run app on terminal once boot is completed
I’m running Ubuntu server 22.04 on a raspberry. After the booting, I log in with password and i type:
xvfb-run myapp arg1
If i do like this everything works. Now i need to automate this on startup (...
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Why this bash script doesn't run on startup?
This test.sh script:
cd test-1
source .venv/bin/activate
python test.py
deactivate
runs fine from the terminal on Ubuntu 20.04.6 with this command:
nick@jetson:~$ ./test.sh
When I add it to Startup ...
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Script does not work when run from Startup Programs
It works when run in a terminal, but not when run from Startup Programs.
It starts a terminal window and Alt+F9 minimizes that window.
It doesn't produce any errors.
mate-terminal
sleep 5
xdotool ...
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My startup application isn't running on Ubuntu 22.04
On my personal computer, I'm having no success getting a custom application to run upon login on Ubuntu 22.04, so I've added some toy examples to 'Additional startup programs', and none of them seems ...
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Workrave applet in Extensions stopped working in Ubuntu 22.04
I've been using Workrave on Ubuntu 22.04 for several years now; installed it following these instructions, activated the applet that shows timers in the top bar through Extensions, and added Workrave ...
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How to start Ubuntu 23.10 with the same apps in the same workspaces?
The goal is simple: start Ubuntu and find it how you left it after turning your PC off (no power consumption). Startup Applications alone is not enough, because it doesn't open the applications in ...
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